MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
felodipine Side Effects
felodipine (also sold as Plendil) sits MID-VOLUME #309 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 44.7% mention hospitalization (4,925 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 11,019
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for felodipine. Stamp set WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
felodipine: 44.7% mention hospitalization (4,925 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #309 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for felodipine (Plendil) (11,019 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 75+. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
FATIGUE leads 1,051 of 11,019 reports
Who reports · age peak 75+ (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 75+ (3,035 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (840 reports, 7.6%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 162 |
| PNEUMONIA | 74 |
| DYSPNOEA | 63 |
| ANAEMIA | 52 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 50 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 49 |
| LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 45 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 45 |
| PYREXIA | 45 |
| HYPOTENSION | 43 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 41 |
| FATIGUE | 37 |
| VOMITING | 36 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 35 |
| FALL | 34 |
| OVERDOSE | 34 |
| SEPSIS | 34 |
| RENAL FAILURE ACUTE | 33 |
| ASTHENIA | 32 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (4,925, 44.7% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DYSPNOEA | 463 |
| DIZZINESS | 444 |
| NAUSEA | 356 |
| FATIGUE | 335 |
| DIARRHOEA | 327 |
| VOMITING | 298 |
| PYREXIA | 297 |
| CHEST PAIN | 258 |
| HEADACHE | 247 |
| MALAISE | 247 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 246 |
| PAIN | 237 |
| DEHYDRATION | 234 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 225 |
| FALL | 219 |
| HYPOTENSION | 213 |
| PNEUMONIA | 210 |
| ASTHENIA | 206 |
| HYPONATRAEMIA | 206 |
How to read felodipine FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 11,019 voluntary reports linked to felodipine (Plendil), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 840 (7.6%). Hospitalization appears on 4,925 (44.7%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 44.7% mention hospitalization (4,925 reports).
Read with felodipine
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 11,035 FAERS cases (Δ 16 heavier vs felodipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 11,087 FAERS cases (Δ 68 heavier vs felodipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 10,872 FAERS cases (Δ 147 lighter vs felodipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 11,247 FAERS cases (Δ 228 heavier vs felodipine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 54.5 pp vs felodipine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
felodipine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload WATCHLIST and the label guide.